Cumberland submits application for NCAA Division II status

Cumberland submitted its application to the NCAA this week for membership in Division II.

Representatives of the NCAA Division II Membership Committee will visit the Lebanon campus in the spring and a vote will be held in July. If accepted, Cumberland would begin a three-year transitional process to the NCAA beginning Sept. 1, 2014.

"Making application to the NCAA is a game-changer for the athletic department that continues to grow its reputation for winning and outstanding student-athletes," Cumberland University President Harvill Eaton said. "For Cumberland the NCAA move is even more important because through athletics, we have enabled students to achieve their life's goals. It is the core of how we serve our students and the community."

Cumberland received provisional membership in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) in August after the university announced its intentions to apply to the NCAA.

G-MAC Commissioner Tom Daeger submitted a letter to the NCAA Division II Membership Committee that is contained within the 700-plus page document that Cumberland sent to the NCAA.

- Staff reports

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Cumberland submits application for NCAA Division II status

Cumberland submitted its application to the NCAA this week for membership in Division II.